There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.
Music is the shorthand of emotion
Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.
Everything I know, I know because of love.
Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.
Anything is better than lies and deceit!
Nothing is so necessary for a young man as the company of intelligent women.
To get rid of an enemy one must love him.
Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!
True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget…
Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I’m alive, I must live and be happy.
You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.
Because of the self-confidence with which he had spoken, no one could tell whether what he said was very clever or very stupid.
I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
All happy families are alike, but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion.
The strongest of all warriors are these two – Time and Patience.
And you know, there’s less charm in life when you think about death–but it’s more peaceful.
Love those you hate you.
Next Page »